Cerro de la Muela – Portús Beach loop from El Portús

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Cerro de la Muela – Portús Beach loop from El Portús

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Cerro de la Muela – Portús Beach loop from El Portús

03:50

10.2km

550m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Regional Sierra de la Muela, Cabo Tiñoso y Roldán

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.83 km

Cerro de la Muela

Highlight • Summit

Ideal for hiking.

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1.96 km

View of El Portús

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This part is at many points quite steep and should only be traversed with good shoes, good endurance and is not for the fainthearted. but the views are breathtaking!

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1.96 km

View of the Mediterranean Sea from the Sierra de la Muela

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3.65 km

Staircase to the Summit of Roldán

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It's La Muela, not Roland.

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6.34 km

Cueva de los Amarillos

Cave Entrance

8.43 km

View of the Sierra de la Muela coastline

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Good footwear is required.

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8.92 km

Portús Beach

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A charming beach located a few kilometers from Cartagena from which you can do different sports activities.

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9.62 km

View of the Parque Regional Sierra de la Muela, Cabo Tiñoso y Roldán

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Take snack and plenty of water, 2 hours to top but rewarding views

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

3.20 km

1.18 km

1.01 km

574 m

320 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

3.61 km

1.75 km

320 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

24°C

16°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 4, 2022,Klippenrunde von El Portús

The cliff hike is really hard in my opinion. We needed 5 1/2 hours instead of the 2 1/2 hours. Great views but also not entirely harmless sections alternated in the last hours of the hike. In the end we were happy to have passed the round.

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October 12, 2022,El Portús (ESP)

We have always walked this counter clockwise, but doing it clockwise we lost our track halfway the cliff walk.. shame on us! Hence the little loop where there shouldn't be one!

Great views on this hike from start to finish! I think we prefer to walk the track counter-clockwise.

January 5, 2025,Herausfordernde Tour mit beeindruckender Aussicht auf die Berge von El Portús

You should definitely wear suitable footwear for the tour and have some hiking experience.
If you are afraid of heights, this can be a problem on the tour.

The descent is via gravel paths, paths with loose stones and sometimes small ascents/descents are necessary which are similar to mountain climbing. In two places there were chains to hold on to.

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